9-39-1. Municipal power to construct and operate electric, light, heat, and power utilities.
Every municipality shall have power to construct, operate, and maintain any system or part thereof to provide light, heat, and power; to purchase electric current from without the limits of the municipality; to sell electric current to be transmitted to any point without the municipality; and to maintain transmission lines for such purposes without the municipality.
Source: SL 1915, ch 112, §1; SL 1915, ch 118; RC 1919, §6169 (17); SL 1925, ch 241; SDC 1939, §45.0201 (77); SL 1951, ch 237; SL 1965, ch 210; SL 1965, ch 254, §11; SL 1970, ch 261, §11.
Structure South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 9 - Municipal Government
Chapter 39 - Municipal Utilities In General
Section 9-39-3 - Contracts between municipalities for joint projects.
Section 9-39-4 - Agreements with other public bodies and utilities--Purposes.
Section 9-39-7 - Petition for placement of utility under utility board--Number of signers required.
Section 9-39-8 - Form of question on placement of utility under utility board.
Section 9-39-9 - Appointment of members of utility board.
Section 9-39-10 - Terms of office of three-member utility board.
Section 9-39-11 - Terms of office of five-member utility board.
Section 9-39-12 - Vacancies on utility board--Qualifications of members.
Section 9-39-13 - Bond required of utility board members--Payment of premium.
Section 9-39-14 - Removal of utility board members from office.
Section 9-39-15 - Salary of utility board members.
Section 9-39-16 - Rules for utility board proceedings--Monthly meetings.
Section 9-39-17 - President and secretary of utility board--Salary of secretary.
Section 9-39-18 - Time of assumption of control by utility board.
Section 9-39-19 - Extension, improvement, and operation of utility--Contracts.
Section 9-39-20 - Law applicable to utility board contracts.
Section 9-39-21 - Employment of personnel by utility board--Inclusion in civil service system.
Section 9-39-21.1 - Appointment of municipal industrial development director.
Section 9-39-22 - Purchase of supplies by utility board--Wholesale purchase of utility service.
Section 9-39-25 - Utility board powers limited by municipal powers.
Section 9-39-27 - Audit and allowance of claims against public utilities fund.
Section 9-39-28 - Warrants on municipal treasurer for disbursements from utilities fund.
Section 9-39-29 - Fiscal reports by utility board to governing body.
Section 9-39-30 - Municipal power to abolish utility board or terminate authority over utility.
Section 9-39-31 - Petition to abolish utility board or terminate authority.
Section 9-39-32 - Form of question on election to abolish utility board or terminate authority.
Section 9-39-33 - Time of change in utility management after approval by voters.
Section 9-39-34 - Control by governing body after utility board abolished or authority terminated.
Section 9-39-35 - Waiting period after election on powers of utility board.
Section 9-39-36 - Municipal power to sell, lease, or grant operating contract for utility.
Section 9-39-39 - Election requirement inapplicable to jointly owned facilities contracts.